Earlier this month, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® officially launched its fall semester of Main University, one of the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth organization’s most popular and enduring programs. Recipient of a “Champion for Children” award from the South...
News & Updates
CRYP Welcomes New Cafe Manager, Announces Keya Cafe “Soft Opening”
CRYYP is pleased to announce that Jerri Ellen Thompson-LaPlante was promoted to the role of cafe manager this month. LaPlante, who has been working as a youth programs assistant for the 25-year-old, not-for-profit youth project, will immediately begin preparations for...
CRYP Welcomed 166 People to First-Ever “Harvest Festival”
CRYP welcomed 166 members of the community to the Cokata Wiconi teen center on Wednesday, October 9, for its first-ever Harvest Festival. This special celebration was the first in a series of 12 monthly events to commemorate the grassroots, not-for-profit youth...
CRYP Will Host Two Free Community Gardening Classes on Oct. 22 & 24
From 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 22, and Thursday, October 24, the Cheyenne River Youth Project® will be offering two exciting classes for the Cheyenne River community: Modern Gardening Basics, and Advanced Gardening / Farming. Steven Bond, a technical assistance...
Support CRYP & Have the Chance to Win a Handmade Lakota Star Quilt!
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, has just launched its 2013 Christmas Star Quilt Raffle, giving members of the public a chance to win the distinctive, queen-size Lakota star quilt appropriately named “A Christmas Star.” The blue and...
CRYP Welcomes Ryan Devlin, Sustainable Agriculture Manager
CRYP is excited to announce that Ryan Devlin joined its full-time staff in late September. Devlin will serve as the organization’s sustainable agriculture manager. In his new role, Devlin will be responsible for preparation, planting, maintenance and harvesting of the...
CRYP to Attend Hopa Mountain’s “Strengthening the Circle” This Month
This month, Bozeman, Montana-based Hopa Mountain will be hosting its next “Strengthening the Circle” training conference in Rapid City, South Dakota, and staff members from the Cheyenne River Youth Project® are preparing to attend. Executive Director Julie Garreau and...
CRYP’s 2013 Christmas Toy Drive Aims to Serve 1,500 Children!
The Whos may have held hands and started singing anyway, but for Louisa May Alcott’s beloved heroine Jo March, “Christmas won’t be Christmas without any presents.” Jo’s right. For children everywhere, the greatest joy of Christmas morning is waking up to see what...
2013 Christmas Toy Drive: Most Requested Items
Here is this year's list of the most-requested gift items, along with a short list of supplies CRYP needs for its daily operations in the run-up to the holidays. 2013 Most-Requested Gift Items: Learning Toys for Ages 0-24 Months Walmart, K-Mart, Target, iTunes, JC...
CRYP Launches 25th Anniversary Celebration with “Harvest Festival” on October 9
The Cheyenne River Youth Project® is officially kicking off its 25th anniversary celebration with its first-ever Harvest Festival on Wednesday, October 9. The festival starts at 5 p.m. at the Cokata Wiconi teen center, and it’s open free to the public. Online Cash...